The women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 16 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion is the United States.

This race consisted of sixteen lengths of the pool. Each of the four swimmers completed four lengths of the pool. The first swimmer had to touch the wall before the second could leave the starting block.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World recordYang Yu (1:55.47)Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79)Liu Jing (1:56.09)Pang Jiaying (1:54.73)7:42.08Rome, ItalyJuly 30, 2009Pan American Games recordCatherine Breed (2:00.99)Elizabeth Pelton (2:00.11)Chelsea Nauta (2:00.49)Amanda Kendall (1:59.59)8:01.19Guadalajara, MexicoOctober 18, 2011 The following new records were set during this competition. Date Event Nation Time Record 16 July Final 7:54.32 GR

Schedule

All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4). Date Time Round July 16, 2015 11:08 Heats July 16, 2015 20:28 Final

Results

Heats The first round was held on July 16.Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Preliminaries As only six teams had entered, the heats served as a ranking round with all six teams advancing to the final.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 4 Courtney Harnish (2:01.25)Amanda Weir (2:02.52)Kylie Stewart (2:02.49)Gillian Ryan (1:59.26) 8:05.52 Q 2 1 5 Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson (2:01.60)Alyson Ackman (2:01.33)Brittany MacLean (2:00.10)Tabitha Baumann (2:03.03) 8:06.06 Q 3 1 3 Jéssica Cavalheiro (2:00.78)Bruna Primati (2:02.94)Gabrielle Roncatto (2:08.58)Larissa Oliveira (2:07.57) 8:19.87 Q 4 1 2 Maria Hichaud (2:06.29)Allyson Macias (2:04.89)Moniika Gonzalez-Hermosillo (2:08.11)Liliana Ibáñez (2:02.75) 8:22.04 Q 5 1 7 Jessica Cattaneo (2:05.29)Andrea Cedrón (2:06.54)Kaori Miyahara (2:08.72)McKenna DeBever (2:10.06) 8:30.61 Q, NR 6 1 6 Mercedes Toledo (2:05.85)Jeserik Pinto (2:09.51)Andrea Garrido (2:13.11)Yennifer Marquez (2:05.44) 8:33.91 Q 1 1

Final The final was held on July 16.Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Kiera Janzen (1:59.61)Allison Schmitt (1:55.98)Courtney Harnish (1:59.61)Gillian Ryan (1:59.12) 7:54.32 GR 3 Manuella Lyrio (1:58.98)Jéssica Cavalheiro (1:59.03)Joanna Maranhão (1:59.31)Larissa Oliveira (1:59.04) 7:56.36 SA 5 Emily Overholt (1:58.83)Katerine Savard (2:01.02)Alyson Ackman (2:00.31)Brittany MacLean (1:59.20) 7:59.36 4 7 Andreina Pinto (2:00.90)Andrea Garrido (2:02.74)Mercedes Toledo (2:05.48)Yennifer Marquez (2:03.98) 8:13.10 NR 5 2 Jessica Cattaneo (2:07.72)Kaori Miyahara (2:10.69)Andrea Cedrón (2:09.72)McKenna DeBever (2:14.40) 8:42.53 6 Liliana Ibáñez (2:03.60)Esther González Maria Hichaud Natalia Jaspeado

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